Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -8 +3 -3
Permanent jobs citing Azure 574 477 426
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.86% 14.29% 9.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 44.05% 55.02% 40.92%
Number of salaries quoted 442 360 283
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £31,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.78% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £70,061 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,125 £75,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -5.51% +1.60%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,303 867 1,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 15.58% 25.98% 24.13%
Number of salaries quoted 930 634 571
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £54,784
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -17.86% +9.57%
75th Percentile £68,722 £61,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,710 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.52% -7.69% +4.00%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire 0 223 £60,000 +9.09% 89
Essex -6 116 £40,000 - 35
Cambridgeshire -18 109 £56,250 +56.25% 105
Suffolk +30 61 £50,000 -20.00% 35
Norfolk -4 38 £47,500 -5.00% 18
Bedfordshire -18 27 £37,500 +10.29% 18
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 101 (17.60%) SharePoint
2 49 (8.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.92%) WordPress
4 4 (0.70%) SAS
5 3 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.52%) IIS
6 2 (0.35%) Confluence
6 2 (0.35%) Luigi
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 32 (5.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.35%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 195 (33.97%) Microsoft 365
2 115 (20.03%) Entra ID
3 76 (13.24%) Azure DevOps
4 69 (12.02%) AWS
5 68 (11.85%) Power Platform
6 58 (10.10%) OneDrive
7 56 (9.76%) Azure AI
8 27 (4.70%) Azure Service Bus
8 27 (4.70%) Power Automate
9 26 (4.53%) PowerApps
10 25 (4.36%) GitHub
11 23 (4.01%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (3.48%) Azure Logic Apps
12 20 (3.48%) GCP
13 18 (3.14%) SaaS
14 17 (2.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 17 (2.96%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (2.96%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (2.79%) GitHub Copilot
16 11 (1.92%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 77 (13.41%) Firewall
2 67 (11.67%) DNS
3 53 (9.23%) DHCP
4 50 (8.71%) VPN
5 42 (7.32%) TCP/IP
6 20 (3.48%) MQTT
7 17 (2.96%) Wireless
8 12 (2.09%) VLAN
8 12 (2.09%) WAN
9 11 (1.92%) Internet
9 11 (1.92%) LAN
9 11 (1.92%) Network Security
9 11 (1.92%) VoIP
10 8 (1.39%) PBX
10 8 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.70%) DMZ
11 4 (0.70%) Structured Cabling
12 2 (0.35%) IP Telephony
12 2 (0.35%) WLAN
13 1 (0.17%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (16.03%) Azure SQL Database
2 56 (9.76%) MongoDB
3 47 (8.19%) Power BI
4 26 (4.53%) SQL Server
5 23 (4.01%) Elasticsearch
6 14 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (2.44%) Tableau
7 11 (1.92%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.70%) MySQL
10 3 (0.52%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.52%) Redis
10 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.35%) Big Data
11 2 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.35%) Metadata
11 2 (0.35%) Spatial Data
12 1 (0.17%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 24 (4.18%) Git
2 11 (1.92%) JIRA
3 5 (0.87%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.70%) Selenium
5 3 (0.52%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.52%) git-flow
5 3 (0.52%) Terragrunt
6 2 (0.35%) GitLab
6 2 (0.35%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.17%) ERwin
7 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.17%) JMeter
7 1 (0.17%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.17%) Vite
7 1 (0.17%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 228 (39.72%) Social Skills
2 56 (9.76%) Finance
3 29 (5.05%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (2.44%) Law
4 14 (2.44%) Legal
5 13 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
5 13 (2.26%) Marketing
5 13 (2.26%) Retail
6 12 (2.09%) Public Sector
7 10 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (1.57%) Games
9 5 (0.87%) Advertising
9 5 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (0.87%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.70%) Aviation
10 4 (0.70%) Banking
10 4 (0.70%) Billing
10 4 (0.70%) Music Industry
11 3 (0.52%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 136 (23.69%) Developer
2 109 (18.99%) IT Support
3 83 (14.46%) .NET Developer
4 76 (13.24%) Support Engineer
5 73 (12.72%) Analyst
6 71 (12.37%) IT Engineer
7 68 (11.85%) Senior
8 62 (10.80%) IT Support Engineer
9 40 (6.97%) Lead
10 33 (5.75%) Junior
11 30 (5.23%) Consultant
11 30 (5.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 30 (5.23%) Junior Analyst
12 27 (4.70%) Azure Engineer
12 27 (4.70%) Senior Developer
13 26 (4.53%) Support Analyst
14 22 (3.83%) 2nd Line Support
14 22 (3.83%) IT Analyst
15 21 (3.66%) Graduate
16 20 (3.48%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (20.21%) .NET
2 89 (15.51%) .NET Core
3 77 (13.41%) ASP.NET
3 77 (13.41%) ASP.NET Core
4 62 (10.80%) RESTful
5 46 (8.01%) CSS
6 43 (7.49%) HTML
7 36 (6.27%) Entity Framework
8 33 (5.75%) React
9 30 (5.23%) Blazor
9 30 (5.23%) ML.NET
10 26 (4.53%) Node.js
11 23 (4.01%) FastAPI
11 23 (4.01%) Terraform
12 22 (3.83%) AngularJS
13 21 (3.66%) ASP.NET Web API
13 21 (3.66%) Kafka
13 21 (3.66%) RabbitMQ
13 21 (3.66%) Vue
14 20 (3.48%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.14%) Onboarding
2 40 (6.97%) Driving Licence
3 33 (5.75%) Cloud Native
4 15 (2.61%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (2.09%) Cyberattack
5 12 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (2.09%) Security Posture
6 11 (1.92%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (1.22%) CCTV
9 7 (1.22%) iPhone
9 7 (1.22%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.05%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.05%) Digital TV
11 5 (0.87%) Legacy Code
11 5 (0.87%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.87%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 153 (26.66%) Windows
2 84 (14.63%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.44%) Linux
3 14 (2.44%) Windows Server 2019
4 13 (2.26%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.09%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.92%) Android
7 10 (1.74%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.35%) Unix
8 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (20.03%) Agile
1 115 (20.03%) AI
2 102 (17.77%) DevOps
3 93 (16.20%) Cybersecurity
3 93 (16.20%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (14.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 81 (14.11%) Full-Stack Development
5 80 (13.94%) Mentoring
6 79 (13.76%) CI/CD
7 55 (9.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 52 (9.06%) Business Intelligence
9 50 (8.71%) Machine Learning
10 46 (8.01%) Roadmaps
11 43 (7.49%) Service Delivery
12 42 (7.32%) ITIL
13 41 (7.14%) Cloud Security
13 41 (7.14%) Containerisation
13 41 (7.14%) Migration
14 38 (6.62%) Customer Service
14 38 (6.62%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 169 (29.44%) SQL
2 135 (23.52%) C#
3 84 (14.63%) Python
4 53 (9.23%) PowerShell
5 47 (8.19%) JavaScript
6 36 (6.27%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.26%) PHP
8 11 (1.92%) C++
9 10 (1.74%) Bicep
10 8 (1.39%) Java
11 7 (1.22%) Rust
12 5 (0.87%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.70%) Bash
14 3 (0.52%) Ruby
14 3 (0.52%) Scala
15 2 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.35%) Go
16 1 (0.17%) C
16 1 (0.17%) R
16 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 92 (16.03%) Azure Certification
2 72 (12.54%) Degree
3 30 (5.23%) Microsoft Certification
4 28 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (3.31%) CCNA
6 19 (3.31%) CompTIA Security+
7 17 (2.96%) Security Cleared
8 15 (2.61%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (2.09%) CEH
9 12 (2.09%) CompTIA CySA+
10 10 (1.74%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.74%) SC Cleared
11 9 (1.57%) CCNP
12 8 (1.39%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.05%) CISSP
14 5 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.52%) AWS Certification
15 3 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.23%) QA
2 26 (4.53%) SLA
3 24 (4.18%) GDPR
3 24 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.83%) Data Quality
5 14 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.44%) NIST
6 8 (1.39%) NCSC
7 7 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.05%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.87%) GRC
9 5 (0.87%) JSP 440
10 4 (0.70%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 4 (0.70%) PMO
11 3 (0.52%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.17%) HL7
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 136 (23.69%) Active Directory
2 44 (7.67%) Docker
3 35 (6.10%) Hyper-V
4 26 (4.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 20 (3.48%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 82 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (7.84%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.22%) SCCM
4 4 (0.70%) Ansible
5 3 (0.52%) Proxmox
5 3 (0.52%) ZABBIX
6 2 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.17%) Grafana
7 1 (0.17%) Nessus
7 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 393 (68.47%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.45%) Cisco
3 36 (6.27%) ForeScout
4 30 (5.23%) VMware
5 26 (4.53%) Apple
6 22 (3.83%) Google
7 14 (2.44%) ServiceNow
8 13 (2.26%) Facebook
8 13 (2.26%) Meraki
9 10 (1.74%) Ubiquiti
10 9 (1.57%) Adobe
11 7 (1.22%) Databricks
11 7 (1.22%) Fortinet
11 7 (1.22%) SonicWALL
12 6 (1.05%) Veeam
13 5 (0.87%) Sony
13 5 (0.87%) Yahoo!
14 4 (0.70%) Citrix
14 4 (0.70%) Draytek
14 4 (0.70%) Sophos